Will Animals Be in Heaven?

The Bible does not say either way. There is no verse that specifically says, "Animals will / will not go to Heaven."

HOWEVER, WE CAN DEDUCE AN ANSWER FROM SCRIPTURE.

In Genesis 2:7, it says:
then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

The expression used here is וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים -- and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.
The word נִשְׁמַ֣ת or nishmat, is used to mean "breath" or "spirit". So we know that mankind has life.

In Genesis 7:15, it says:
They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.

The expression used here is שְׁנַ֤יִם שְׁנַ֙יִם֙ מִכָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֖ו ר֥וּחַ חַיִּֽים -- two [by] two of all flesh in which [is] the breath of life.
The word ר֥וּחַ or ruach, is used to mean "spirit", "breath", "wind", and "... of mind", but most commonly "spirit" or "wind". Hence, animals are described as having the same life that mankind has been given.


If the redeemed souls of mankind can live in Heaven through God's spiritual means, the implication then is that animals, who did not fall from grace through sin, will receive the same thing. Hence, animals will be in Heaven.

Now like I said at the beginning, there is no verse that 100% clearly states animals go to Heaven. But if we take a serious Biblical approach to this topic, the only logical conclusion is that they do. There are some who teach that animals don't go to Heaven, and this is utter heresy. There is nothing in the Bible even IMPLYING that animals don't go to Heaven. On the contrary, the implication is that they do. Thus, according to scripture itself, is either animals do, or we are uncertain if they do. Either "yes", or "I don't know", leaning heavily toward "yes".

May God bless you all and guide you according to His perfect will! In Jesus' name. Amen.









By the way, I know there are many who doubt the account of Noah. While the infallibility of Scripture is important, it's irrelevant to this topic. What matters here isn't whether the flood happened. What matters is that the animals are described as having the breath of life. Even if we entertain the notion that the flood didn't happen, that doesn't negate the fact that those who wrote down the account did so under the teaching that animals had the "breath of life".